1) How does it work
with wet sand/dry sand?
Please get a hose to try it wet! It works equally
well with wet or dry sand, doesn't matter. Since a
little sticks to the sides, you need to whack it
every now and then to loosen material that sticks.

2) What about your
back? Won't it hurt your back?
There is a reason that crews filling sand bags are
often young. This is hard work! improper technique,
as with any lifting, will strain your back, whether
with a shovel or the GoBagger. Proper technique
includes stretching before, after and frequently
during a session of bag-filling, ("Gobagging"), more
important is use of the legs by bending knees, going
to one knee or to your knees when necessary. With
proper body mechanics, back strain is minimized or
eliminated.

3) What about fatigue
over time? Aren't you going to wear people out with
'one-person sandbag filling'?
Again, this is hard work, no matter how you
slice it. Fatigue depends on pace, effort, prior
conditioning and efficiency of motion. Once more,
proper technique and individual experience will help
develop peak efficiency and maximum production with
less effort and hence less fatigue. The big
advantage here is to get more bags filled in less
time with fewer people and fewer injuries. That's
the GoBagger advantage.

4) What do you do when
no loose fill is available, like on a levee patrol
spotting a boil?
We do not advocate replacing your shovel with this
product! For many situations, however, the GoBagger
can be used for scraping up loose, wet material off
of a levee shoulder to quickly fill some bags and
get them in place while help is on the way. If you
stand down hill or drop to your knees, back strain
is minimized. Another option is that one person on a
patrol can be scraping up loose material while
another bags it. Whatever is faster! The product has
been shown to be quite versatile. Individual
experience will vary in any given situation.

5) How long will the
GoBagger last?
The material we use (LLDPE - Linear Low-Density
PolyEthylene) is practically as tough as plastic
gets -- used for municipal garbage cans, etc. The
material does abrade and will wear out with heavy
usage over time. The product is brand new.... We
have a test unit that has done at least a thousand
bags and is barely worn. We will keep testing it,
perhaps 10-15-20,000 bags or more! We'll keep you
posted.

6) If prison labor is
doing the work at $1per hour, why do we care about
more or less people bagging?
Bear in mind that the Correctional Officers (CO's)
watching them are considerably more expensive and
need to be present in a certain ratio. If a crew of
5 can do the work of ten, or ten of twenty, then
that is half the cost to the taxpayers. That does
matter, and we should care. More people means more
to manage and more confusion. Less people means more
efficient, less management and significant cost
savings. Remember also that more bags produced in
less time can mean saving thousands or millions in
potential property damage and possibly save lives.
Even if people are volunteers, the GoBagger can make
a huge difference.

7) What about your
price? We could buy two or three cheap shovels for
one of your units?
Price of the unit does not matter if it saves time,
per the previous question and answer. Time is money,
and in an emergency, saving time means saving lives,
saving potential millions in property damage. What
good do six or seven shovels do for one guy who
needs to bag sand? The price of the product reflects
its quality and its value. We think you'll find it's
a bargain.

8) What if product is
in storage for years and years? Will it still be
good to go?
As long as the storage temperature is between -40
and +250 F and out of any UV light (sun or
fluorescent), there should not be a problem. Our
limited lifetime warrantee covers any defects due to
manufacturing. We replace for free if you send the
defective unit to us. A prudent facility/agency
would inspect all equipment annually in the
preseason to check for conditions that would render
a product unusable. Contact us for replacement of
worn or broken/damaged units and ask about our
recycling/rebate program.

9) We use these larger
burlap bags, will it work with them? What about if
all we have to use are those little poly bags or the
puny Army Corps surplus burlap, or maybe those huge
grain sacks?
One of the beauties of the GoBagger is that it works
with any size bag, from the smallest burlap or poly
to a huge grain bag. Technique is simple, for the
small bags, just fold your fingers under and into
the grip slot. For larger bags where there is slack,
take up the excess with your hand to tighten around
the chute, then twist and slide hand into grip slot
and go! It is simple, easy, safe, fast!

10) Have you thought
about adding a strap, like the kind firemen use to
support a firehose? What about a cap on the end so
you could carry stuff?
We are currently completing design and development
of our Strap and Cap accessories. The strap allows
two positions, one as a hands-free behind the back
carrying pack, where the GoBagger's curve fits
comfortably against the body. In this position, the
cap allows the GoBagger to be used as a pack where
contents won't fall out. Additionally, with the cap
securely in place, the unit can be used for
transporting materials, or for baling out water,
etc. In the bagging position, the wide, padded
shoulder strap allows two hands to grasp the bag if
necessary, provides fatigue relief for supporting
the unit, encourages use of the legs, and has a
unique elastic recoil action that actually
"energizes" the bagging motion. When the cap is not
in use, it stores securely up and out of the way
inside the unit. These accessories complete the
GoBagger System, for the really serious flood
fighters who have to bag for hours at a time or for
conservation work in the back country where the
packing feature is advantageous.

The GoBagger is the ultimate GO TO flood fighting tool.
Now one man can do the work of many... more efficiently,
faster, safer, and less tediously!"
We welcome your comments and questions... if you would
like to know more about our company or have something to
say please contact us. Thanks
for visiting!

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